Over the past two years, Ricardo Fermin Sune-Giron, 34, and his co-conspirators smuggled “thousands” of firearms to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, according to federal prosecutors. On Tuesday, ...

Dr. Vu Le Thai Hoang takes office as Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to Austria. His ...

The Youth Forum at the CND brings together young leaders from around the world to engage in discussions with UNODC experts on ...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a significant rise in the price of opium, reaching $750 per ...

Prices for opium in Afghanistan skyrocketed to $750 per kg in 2024, a tenfold increase from $75 for the same amount in 2022 ...

Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...

In 2024, opium prices reached ₹65,486 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from ₹6,535 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban ...

Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing "massive profits" to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the ...

Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...

Ghada Waly, executive director of UNODC, warned the profits from the drug trade are being funnelled into trans-national ...

“The surge in opium prices and the substantial stockpiles mean that drug trafficking in Afghanistan remains a highly ...